Toaster



' Aug. 31, 1943. A. M. YOUNG TOASTER Filed Dec. s, 194i INVENTOR ALL/7N M. yam/s I Patented Agg. 31. 1943 l to see the conditionof the toast.;

` """pp1ieatimneera1iga a, 1941gjseeiaiNo.. 422,019.

rciaime.` (ci: 53-.53-

` present inventionrelates tfo, electric toast#r ers ,g `ancLmore particula-rlypfto; the, type` know-m as: tip and turn` toasterst atwistttothe type-ina which lthe bread or `toast is automatically, turned:

inthe .usual toaster of thisxtype,`there-is central `heating device r with l accomodation far.A

breadll on oppositesides thereof` i and the `breadis culty encountered 1 when oneqwants to l.inspecft As the toast reverses itself `Whenlthe.lid is opened;L j theside presentedto `view is ythe untoa'sted.sida` lor the` sideprevioiislyE toasted itjthe lidhas l previously opened. .with` the-result vtheta further, r l closing and openingoithe1 lid .is requiredin tir-cien` 2g,

`The principal `object ofthe present invention 11s thus to` provide, in atoaster othis genera-l type,

meansy for. readily inspectingy the toast at.

tlntelty a simpre opening e; .the .1m amilwithout.,` 25; interference with the` normal toperationo.l the `toaster when turning of the; toastisfdesired;

A furthcr `object of the inventionfis .to3.provide inspection means for artip andtum toaster that.. `will besimple of Aconstruction,and easyl and ,saiegw in operation. l

an understaining.of,the*inventionzreierm` tence may be` had tothe accompanyingdrawing Oi'whlch: -1 ,y l Fig. lisaside .Viewr of a toaster embodying-the.-

invention;` p H Fig. 2 is anendfview, partly insection,of,the.- toaster of Fig. 1 showinlLpin dotted positions; one..` lid opened for inspection1 of the toast and` the y otherlidopenedforreversal ottheftoast; l Fig.,3 is a sectional view taken on the `1ir i4 .,..i-j.3..` `o1!Fig.2;and p y Figs. `4 -andg5 are enlarged sectional views of parts of the toaster taken on the lines 4-4 and 5-5 of Fig. 1, respectively,

. As shown in the drawing, the toasterincludes a conventional base 2, having legs 4, preferably of insulating material, `and carrying a framework'including vertical end Walls 6, and top Wall Ii.` the particular embodiment of the `invention illustrated end Walls `6 and top [wall 8 are formed of a single sheet of Ymetal with the walls i curvedoutwardly' along .their central section 4 not tis wound abontalcentral:verticalsheett I 0 of micafortheflikefsupportedbetween the. basa 2 and the; upper; .end-"of4 the. conventional guardi wiresK I2 #Pivoted doorsnzor` lidsf I4 having? im.v turned `angea' `I 4 deiinerwithl the wires.- I2; thee. i heating `chambers#forttha bread I6 to;-be.-toasted..

In'L accordance.- with.- theeinvention. there isprova vided'` a; pain on wires-pn roda-i` IB.` each: ot .Whcln has a.: stretch. 18a which;extendsalengthvviseaof. held in toasting relationto theheating deviceyby; 10.;

` SldsfdoorsA orlids-` which arefhinged `at-Lthfeir the@` heaterl adacent:` the. wires I 2; stretchess I 81a-` atqright angles to stretch I Ba.- ;and' zparallel to thereA extenddownwardlygto ontwardlyturned endsglild...` A y Thefendsldotfeachtwirefi pasrsrthrougiimate` I thetoast to `see. if;further. toasting is, required;rv 15 ing holes in the'flangeseJ and.. 61T. "offthe lids.A

Id'andsidejwallsfi respective1y` andiserve asfpiv#` j the side` edgeof .the `lid ,I 4;.

part having.- `a .f surface.; above Lfand.. substantially `flush with'. taalfouten, surface.. of'. tne..`finger.p1ece..

z2',`.and the, part. witl'im` wnicntheiop; lsfe. is..

embedded `and .which engages..thetiigelkpiecegisrelativelyv narrower. thefngerfpiecdV as shown .bt-2st. inligure.. 4,1 to p permit l. independent operationot` the. finge'rtip. 22Lor. jointloperation.

r withthernemberl`as,desired r l In .operation the..brea.d.,Y I Sito lbe .toasted.'is.i"st' inserted fintoA theheatingchamber. in `the ,usuali way,` `the operator opening the. lid.,by, means` off` the. ngerrpiece. 22 .and ,moving |it away froniythe inspector, grip.. ZDQJ, as` .shown in dottedw lines at the` left .in 1i'ig.,.2.'A 'I'l'i'ebreadi IGfisI/thuslpbsdi' v i `tioned between. the., lid... M", and.; th'e horizontal stretch VI8a oi.tli'.`ewir,e` I8; Duringmheheatin'gf.

operation,.; if Jinspeetion. without turning Lth'e toast; is desired,A thefoperatr. grips the. ir'spectc'n,v 2111.v

and the nger-pie'ce 22fb'etween thumb'jand `finger and opens` the lid. The toast I6 will thus be held adjacent .the lid by the wire I8, as shown in dotted lines at the right in Fig. 2, with the result that` theltoast cannot turn and the sidel` `thereof kadjacent the heater may be inspected. *When turningof the toast is desiredthe lid is opened by the piece 22 and the toast slides down the lid` and turns in the usual manner.

From the above description it Will be apparent C that `the invention provides an exceedingly sirnpl yet eicient means for ready` inspection of toastl L I8? intermediate... the... stretches l I ab.. and; Iil ..a1:"`=,..fv p

beaamt@mopemawmenareembeddedwtin; l blocksaz, preieraloly;`v cit-molded insulating maar, .Y l terial, onesurfacetoieachfoflvvhichengagestthee in a tip` and turn type toaster. Although the invention has been described in connection with one specic embodiment thereof, obviously various changes in the construction illustrated could be made without departing from the invention. For example, although two inspector grips have been shown associated with each lid, one only v for eachl lid couldbe employed if desired. Also,

the particular shapeof inspector .grip disclosedk could be varied according to taste so long as it permitted independent operation of the lid or joint operation thereof with the inspector grip. The particular location vertically of the horizontal stretch Ilia of the wire is vimmaterial so long as the purpose of holding the toast adjacent Ithe lid during inspectionis achieved.

i I claim: y t

1.In an electric toasterga base support, a

o frame mounted thereon including end walls, up-

wardly extending spacer wires on said base support, an inspection -device pivotally mounted 1in said-end walls adjacent the'b'ase support and having apart thereof contactingy said rspacer wires, a lid pivotally mounted` for vconjoint rota-v tion with said inspection device anden the-same axis therewith to toast removing'position or for i gether with the bread held therebetween to retract the bread from the heating chamber for inspection.

4. A toaster according to claim 3 including insulating means mounted on said extending portion of said inspection member and wherein said insulating means and said linger piece on said lid have-,engaging surfaces of different dimensions to facilitate independent operation of the lid and conjoint operation thereof with the inspection member.v

`5. In a tip and turn electric toaster having a A lateral lid pivoted for opening about a horizontal rotation independently thereof to the same posiy tion, said lid and spacer wires defining a toast-1 reception chamber yand being so shaped as `toV causethe bread to be toasted to slide down Yinto thev lid when the lid is rotated'al'one to such toast removing position, 'and iinger engaging means on said lid and on'said'inspection devicef for opening said lid independently of or together with said inspection device.

Y 2. `In an electric toaster of the type having a side liol pivoted at its lower edge for retention of i bread to be toasted in the heating chamber when the' lid' is closed and` for reversalI of .fthe toast when the lid isfully opened and then reclosed, theimprovement which comprises an inspection device for optionally preventing turning ofthe toast when the lid isvopenedfsaid device comprising a member pivoted for rotation about the pivotal axis of the lidr and having a part thereof spaced inwardly of the lid for reception of the bready therebetween and having means optionally engageable by theoperator for conjoint rotation ofthe device with the lidto fully'open position.

3. An electric toastercomprising in combination a base, a frame mounted Athereon and. in-

closing a heating chamber for bread, an elongated inspection member pivoted at its ends in said rframework adjacent the base,said member having a horizontal vstretch within the heating chamber for engagement with the inner surface of the breadzto be toasted and having' a portion extending laterally from said framework for engagement by the operator, a lid pivotally mounted on the ends of said inspection member, andv a ingerpiece on said lid adjacent said lextending portion of the inspection member whereby said lidand inspection member may rbe rotated toy axis adjacent its lower edge and having a pair of iingerjpieces'thereon for opening the same, Yan inspection member associated with the lid,

said member being pivoted for rotation about the same horizontal axis as the lid, and including finger pieces adjacent the finger pieces of the lid, said lid and inspection member when rotated together-holdingthe bread to be toasted vtherebetween fory inspection" of r`the bread fwithout turning,A said`v inspectiony member comprisingl al singleflength of wire having-floops.l therein Y form-` ing the nger piecesandconnectedby ahorizonL` tal stretch displaced inwardly lfrom'the lid- "to engage a surface ofthe Vbread vto be toasted, said wire extending-downwardly fromthe loopsV and" terminating in portions eXteDdingal'ong the'horiy zontal axis of rotation of the Wire.

aboutl a common `horizontal axisy and-through the same arc and said inspection-member havinga horizontal portie-n displacedinwardly of the lidfor reception of bread -t'o vice-toasted between the lid'and said horizontal portion, said horizontal portion engaginga surface'of the 'bread to-be toasted'and serving tc-prevent `turningthereof vwhen said member and lidfare rotated together.

'7.v In an electric toaster of the-type having aheating chamber'and ajlater'al lid pivoted about f a horizontal axis adjacent 'its lower-fend which,

when closed,r retains bread-to be toasted witha surface thereof exposed to the heatingicl'iamber-` and which opens through an arc of more than-5 90 degrees to permit the-bread to-slide therein for exposure ofthe other surface vto the heating chamber upon reclosure, the improvementwhich comprises anY inspection'v member optionallyl rotatable with the lid about the same axis and f throughl the 'same arc, saidffmember having a part inwardlysp'aced from thelid for Vreception of the bread therebetweenA and 'forl v engagement with the innersurface ofthe lbreadduringco-njoint rotation with the lid t'o prevent the-sliding of the bread into the lid. I

ALLAN lIVI; YOUNG, 

